John Wesley Harding

John Wesley Harding is a 1967 Bob Dylan album that pares arrangements down to a spare, roots-oriented sound blending folk, country, and rock elements. The songs are concise and narrative-driven, often using biblical and Western imagery, with restrained acoustic guitar and subtle backing instruments; notable tracks include All Along the Watchtower and I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight. The record represented a shift away from the mid 1960s electric sound toward a more song-centered, stripped-down approach associated with the emerging country rock and contemporary folk currents.